Category: horse News

World Horse Welfare Rescue Ponies Show off Their Speed at Olympia World Horse Welfare Yogi and Saphire demonstrated their true talents on Friday evening when they took to the Grand Hall at Olympia, The London International Horse Show as part of the World Horse Welfare Santa vs Scrooge Celebrity Scurry Stakes. Each pony was accompanied by an experienced driver, plus an equestrian celebrity including Olympic gold medallist and World Horse Welfare Patron, Pippa Funnell and Founding Editor of In-Harness magazine, Fiona Powell who acted as backsteppers to keep the carriages…

Emanuele Gaudiano Gallops to Victory in Longines Thriller in London by Louise Parkes Victory for Emanuele Gaudiano! The Christmas show at the Grand Hall in Olympia is always something special, and the seventh leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2015/2016 Western European League more than lived up to expectations today when Italy’s Emanuele Gaudiano produced a sensational victory at the London (GBR) venue.  Emanuele Gaudiano ITA (1st): “London is a very nice show, if you have the opportunity to win or do well it’s great and there are a lot of…

Olympia Horse Show – Sunshine for Alltech Christmas Puissance at Olympia Olympia Horse Show Puissance News It was 20-year-old, Jos Veerloy riding Sunshine and Hilmar Meyer on board Continuo who rode away with the Alltech Christmas Puissance title for 2015, yesterday evening. In a total of five rounds riders seemingly flew over the ever growing wall, effortlessly. The evenings top height hit a rather impressive 2m15/7ft!! Unfortunately for the Brits the bricks fell first with speed queen, Laura Renwick riding Roller Coaster, holding out the longest. Victoria Gulliksen, joint winner…

Hickstead Tickets Now On Sale For 2016 Hickstead 2016 – Ticket costs for both the Equestrian.com Hickstead Derby Meeting (23-26 June 2016) and the Longines Royal International Horse Show (26-31 July 2016) have remained at 2015 prices for everyone who books before the respective shows get underway. “We introduced e-ticketing in 2013 and it’s been a big success for us,” says Hickstead Director Edward Bunn. “Visitors can order online really easily, then just print off their own tickets or show their smart phone or tablet at the gate. Because of…

Tickets Donated from Liverpool International Horse Show to Armed Forces Tickets Donated! Organisers of the brand new Equestrian.com Liverpool International Horse Show have very kindly donated 500 tickets to the Armed Forces in recognition and celebration of their extraordinary work. The response to the donation to Tickets for Troops has been very positive and all of the tickets have now been allocated. Each and every Armed Forces member that will attend the Equestrian.com Liverpool International Horse Show is sure to have a fun filled and memorable day. Hosted at the…

Trilanco leading equestrian wholesaler relocate for 2016 Trilanco relocate – Leading animal health and equestrian products wholesaler, Trilanco, is delighted to announce the start of an exciting new chapter in the company’s history: its relocation to a new purpose built facility.   The silver spade ceremony to mark the official start of the seven million pound project was held on 11th December 2015 after months of planning and negotiations. Trilanco’s new facility will be located at Mill Farm in Kirkham, which is around six miles from its current base. The…

Aloeride Sponsor Dressage Rider Leah Beckett Aloeride, the natural organic aloe vera feed supplement are delighted to announce that they have another high-profile rider joining their team, international dressage rider Leah Beckett. Leah who is based in Surrey, is a former pony and young rider medallist and previously rode for the Woodlander Stud, winning the Badminton Young Horse Championships in 2014. The sponsorship deal will see Leah’s top horses being fed with the brands products, including Grand Prix prospective, Rimskij Korsakov, a 15 year stallion by Rubenstein. Leah joins top show…

Pony Club tests open doorway to BHS examinations The Pony Club is delighted to announce that a number of their Tests will now be recognised as suitable for direct entry to British Horse Society (BHS) and British Showjumping (BS) examinations, and those holding specified BHS and BS qualifications will be able to take Pony Club Tests at the level relevant to their experience. The collaboration between the organisations means that eligible riders can use their existing qualifications to advance within another organisation’s training structure without having to start at the…

Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund Helps Victims of Horse Related Accidents Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund – Mark Davies was an event rider who tragically died at the Burghley Horse Trials in 1988. His parents, Jane and the late Michael Davies, established the fund in his memory to help injured riders. The fund helps support anyone who has suffered as a result of a horse-related accident and in times when there is nowhere else to turn, helping people from all walks of life, irrespective of whether the accident happened on…

London New Years Day Parade  ‘All The Queens Horses’ Will you be at the London New Years Day Parade?   To get your horsey fix over the festive season and a generous sprinkling of magic and fantasy, how about ‘All The Queens Horses’ at The London New Year’s Day Parade?   Amongst jugglers, cheerleaders, acrobats, clowns and marching bands, the parade on 1st January 2016 will also feature two teams of riders and 64 horses. Invited for selection from all over the UK and travelling from as far afield as Belgium…

Victoria Bax – Blog, Horses Back to Work! Courtesy of Victoria Bax’s sponsors Aloeride www.aloeride.co.uk & Golly Galoshes www.gollygaloshes.com Victoria Bax “After 3 weeks off for the young girls and 6 weeks off for my main man, they are all now feeling refreshed, are raring to go and back in work.   As they have all spent time in the field during their time off, none of them have lost too much fitness at all, in fact quite the opposite!  Nonetheless l spent the first week with all of them…

Courtesy of Harriet Upton‘s sponsor Timothy Foxx  www.timothyfoxx.co.uk   NEW YORK NEW YORK AND RAMPING UP THE FITNESS REGIME! Harriet Upton Harriet Upton – “It’s been a quiet month, with my three mares (Boo, Rosie and Arabella) still on their break. They are coming to their last two weeks of R&R, before they get their shoes back on and dragged in from their 15 acre field where they have been eating their body weight in grass, resting and just being wild ponies. Great news Arabella has made a full recovery from…

The International Horseball Federation (FIHB) and the International University Sports Federation (FISU) have signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with the FEI. The MOUs are based on a mutual commitment to equestrian sport and fostering its growth, and the FEI will increase collaboration with the International Horseball Federation (FIHB) and the FISU as part of these new agreements. The two organisations will work in close cooperation with the FEI, continuing to enhance best practice and the development of equestrian sport. Founded in 1999, the FIHB was created to govern the sport…

Let’s talk stable yard Etiquette….Ok, so it’s winter. To state the obvious, it’s cold, wet and if manage a couple of hours down the stables when there’s light around, you may notice that the once picturesque, stable yard has turned into the dump from hell! Simple measures can be put in place to minimise winter upsets between everyone involved. Here we have selected a handful (well ok let’s say basketful) of guidelines to keep to as a rule of thumb for happy owners, loaners, horses and yard owners Keep on top…

Fundraising Continues for Four-Year-Old Olivia The support for the Olivia Phillips fundraising cause has so far been outstanding, a true reflection on how a community and industry can pull together during times of need. Four-year-old Olivia has been diagnosed with hepatoblastoma, a rare cancer of the liver that has spread to her lungs. Close friends of the family wanted to help send Olivia, her parents and siblings on a holiday of a lifetime to Disney as well as provide financial support at what must be a very difficult time. So far funding received have…

Ben Hobday announced on Twitter today that he is now in remission! 18/11/15 9.32am REMISSION!!! ???? Cancer NO More!!! Just a few of the people who saved my life.… https://t.co/EXNwfl6kbA — Ben Hobday (@BenHobday) November 18, 2015 Equestrian enthusiasts were ‘gobsmacked’ earlier this year (2015) when the rider announced the reason why he had been unusually quiet was because he had been diagnosed with cancer. During what must have been a difficult year for Ben hobday, his family and close friends, he continued to keep all of his fans as…

Liverpool International Horse Show – Wirral-born Emily Ward to compete at Inaugural Show! Emily Ward will hope to make it a case of home sweet home when she lines up alongside many of her fellow exciting young British showjumping prospects at the Equestrian.com Liverpool International Horse Show.   At 16, Emily is one of the sport’s rising stars – a fact she underlined by becoming the youngest-ever British Under-23 champion in 2012, aged just 13.   And while she is now located in Nottinghamshire, working with her mentor and trainer…

Horse News > More Riders Banned by FEI for Prohibited Substances The FEI announces new proceedings in prohibited substance cases  The FEI has announced two new Adverse Analytical Findings involving prohibited substances. Samples taken at the CSIO2* in Tehran (IRI), 22-25 September 2015 from the horse Sir de Diamant (FEI ID 102PH75/IRI), ridden by Mohammad Davoud Shekofti (IRI), have returned positive for the Banned Substance Stanozolol and its metabolite, 16 Beta Hydroxy-Stanozol, an anabolic steroid that promotes muscle mass. The horse’s sample also tested positive for the Controlled Medication substances…